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July 3, 1935

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Notable Births

Cheo Feliciano

1935Cheo Feliciano, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (died 2014)[†]

Cheo Feliciano was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de la Rosa Theater" in Barranquilla, Colombia, and in 1987 he played the role of Roberto Clemente's father in the musical Clemente.

Harrison Schmitt

1935Harrison Schmitt, American geologist, astronaut, and politician. Twelfth man to walk on the moon.[†]

Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt is an American geologist, former NASA astronaut, university professor, and former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He is the most recent living person—and only person without a background in military aviation—to have walked on the Moon.

Notable Deaths

André Citroën

1935André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded the Citroën Company (born 1878)[†]

André-Gustave Citroën was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. He is also remembered for his application of double helical gears.